Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Bank Annuity Sales Soar
By Staff WriterTotal sales of annuities in banks increased to $5 billion in June, up from $3.6 billion in June 2005.Sales of fixed annuities rose 35%, to ...
September 03, 2006
Annuity Insurers' Response To Current Stress: Lemons To LemonadeIn the last 10 months, many external forces have imposed stress on the annuity world. The responses taken by insurers may suggest a direction for ...
September 03, 2006
Are Variable Immediate Annuities Obsolete?The minimum guaranteed withdrawal benefit for life on variable annuities is often mentioned as a logical solution to a customer's income needs.Also called the life ...
September 03, 2006
Fixed Annuity Sales Continue To Sag: LIMRAThe challenging environment for fixed annuity manufacturers continued in the first half of 2006, as sales decreased, persistency worsened, and assets under management remained flat.Fixed ...
September 03, 2006
Annuity Insurers' Response To Current Stress: Lemons To LemonadeIn the last 10 months, many external forces have imposed stress on the annuity world. The responses taken by insurers may suggest a direction for ...
September 01, 2006
Making the case for fixed annuity safetyA few issues ago, I wrote about a quartet of failed banks and annuity carriers where, when all was said and done, every one of the annuity and bank customers was fully covered and didn't lose a penny, regardless of account balances. Let's take a
September 01, 2006
Grow your business with ethics-driven marketing (part II)In part one of this column, we defined ethics-driven marketing as leveraging your good ethics to grow your business. We explained that it involves defining your personal ethical beliefs, evaluating your business practices against those beliefs and
September 01, 2006
Advisor of the Year FinalistsThe nominations have been reviewed. The selection process has nearly been completed. We have whittled the extensive list down to the final five, a collection of advisors that exemplifies what it takes to succeed in this industry - and to succeed